Every generation of girls has their dolls. For me it was Crissy and Velvet.
Twenty-five years ago a woman called Pleasant Rowland started a company called American Girl. According to the company website - American Girl’s mission is to celebrate girls. We embrace who they are today and look forward to who they will become tomorrow.
Until three years ago, the only thing I knew about American Girl dolls was that they were expensive. And then, one Christmas, Cate received Felicity from her grandparents. Now I know that each doll is a 10-year-old girl from a period in US history. Each doll has a back story which is told in a series of books. Felicity is a 10-year-old girl growing up in colonial Williamsburg. Felicity is also a horse-lover which is why my parents bought her for Cate - since Cate is nuts about horses. Since Felicity came into our lives we have also welcomed Elizabeth, Felicity's best friend, and Rebecca, a Russian Jewish immigrant growing up in the early 20th century.
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| Cate and Felicity |
When Cate found out that the American Girl Doll Store was opening in Tyson's this summer, she made it clear that she wanted to make the trek into the Commonwealth to check it out. We did that today. Cate, her best friend, her Nana, two dolls, and me all went to the store to celebrate Cate's 10th birthday (all of the dolls are 10). We did the Birthday Bistro package. Lunch with celebratory pink lemonade, goodie bags, and a birthday cake and ice cream. The dolls participated in the festivities.
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| Felicity at lunch |
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| A toast to turning 10 |
